11.12.2021

Salmonella was found in 1,389 or 4.0% of flocks, compared with 1,529 or 3.9% in 2019. The EU prevalence of laying hen flocks that were positive for either of the two target serovars (SE and ST) was 1.3% (N = 450), which was fairly stable compared with 2019, when 1.2% (N = 490) of tested flocks were positive for target serovars. Therefore, 32.4% (450 of1,389) of reported Salmonella-positive laying hen flocks were positive for target serovars.
Seven MS (Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, France, Latvia and Malta) did not meet the reduction target of 2%.
No data were reported by Poland (!).